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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-01-21


Related by his old law partner to IA Chicago Tri
bune Reporter.
LincOlns old law partner, VIM. II. Hern-
don, is in the city for IA few days. He was
seen yesterday at the rooms of the Lin
coin Memorial Collection" entertaining sew
erul Interested listeners with "reminiscences
Of the great man during his career as an II
hnois attorney.
YES said Mr. Herndon, II could al
ways tell when Lincoln was in good hui
NOR or not by observing him ~ he entered
the office at 8 or $3.50 in the morning, If
everything was serene and pleasant he
would take a seat in one of our wooden
chairs, throw his feet over the stove, and
begin telling yarns. He would keep this up
until dinner time, and very little work
would be done through the forenoon. If,
on the other hand, matters had not been as
pleasant a. they might, he would drop into
the office in quiet, unobtrusive way, and,
after taking a seat, would proceed to
make his breakfast on crackers and cheese.
Sometimes his depression would wear off in
AN hour or so, and his genial. sunshiny dis
position reassert itself He was not great
student He was a case lawyer. Given
a case he would first familiarize himself
with all the facts and then look up the re
ports containing similar adjudicated cases
He was sympathetic at all times, and never
bitter or abusive.
We had an odd way of keeping our ac-
counts. We never kept any books, but
when we were paid fee would simply di-
vide it When Lincoln was out ON the cir
cult making money. he did just the same a.
when at home If he received $40 note
for services he would take s., wrap piece
Of paper around it with the word Billy
that what he always called me-wi'itten
thereon would place it in his pocketbook.
] asked him one day why he did this, and
his reply was Well, if ! should happen
to die with some of your money in my
pocket, how would anyone know if 1t wasn't
marked The last fee | divided with hun
was shortly before his inauguration as pres
ident. | had received $500 from an estate
for which our firm had been doing business,
and when offered Mr. Lincoln the money
he refused to take it until | told him where
| it came from.
His love affairs o, we'll / can recall
two eases, and believe the first one where
| the young lady died, had more u do with
| his sadness in after life than anything else
/ The young lady was Miss Ann Rutledge
who came to Illinois from the south. She
| had been engaged prior to her meeting with
| Mr.. Lincoln, but failing to hear from the
| Young man. came to believe that he did not
/ care for her Mr. Lincoln was very atten-
/ tive. and after a time they became engaged
| 4 few months before they were To have
! been married she died The blow was u Sc
we're one tn Mr., Lincoln, and il was several
. years before he ceased talking about her.
! He was rejected hy Young lady in 1897.
and from that time until 1912 when he
married Mis-, Todd, he was not especially
attentive Ia any one.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-01-21

4 year or two ago Logan went down TO
Hot Springs. Ark, for his health One af-
teruoon. as he was sitting out ON the piazza
of his hotel, his attention was drawn To a
shooting match which was going ON between
some southern gentlemen. 1t appears that
they had placed a dozen or more empty
bottles upon an old tree some 200 yards
away, and We're trying 10 break them with
rifle balls The general watched them for
some time, and. seeing that every bottle re
manned uniniured, quietly began chatting
them upon their craftsmanship. The break
ing of these bottles was most difficult feat,
for, if the object was not struck squarely
in the centre 10y the bullet. the missile would
glance oft, and the bottle would merely
swing in the air The southerners wasted
their ammunition for half an hour or more,
and then were almost ready to give up the
whole contest, as but one bottle had been
broken. and that by the poorest shot in the
crowd They did not believe Gen. Logan
when he quietly told them that he could
break the bottles They offered to give
him all sorts of odds and put up their mon
ey, but the general finally made them this
proposition--he to forfeit box of cigars
every time he missed, and they to forfeit
one every time he broke bottle. The
crowd thought it had soft thing, and
when Gen, Logan fired and missed the first
shot, they felt certain they would win all
the cigars in Hot Springs in case the general
kept ON firing. The second shot, however,
shattered bottle, and so did the third and
every other until he had broken an even
dozen. Then Gen. Logan turned round
and said Gentlemen, guess there isn't
much fun for you to watch me win your
cigars, 80 I'll quit Now, I'll give you a
chance to get even, bet cigars against the
whole crowd, or I'll shoot against the crowd, "
This didn't appear To strike the southerners
in favorable light, 81 they made up their
minds To send the II boXes of cigars up t.
the generals room and to say No more
nlalnt Il
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-01-21
uuffaIo prno,ieaIly Rx,iuel.

Anticipating the early disappearance from
this country of the buffalo, Prof. Baird of
the Smithsonian institute determined IN
September last, to send out a party Of hun
tiers under charge of W. f. Hornaday, the
taxidermist of the national museum, with
view Ia securing complete line of speci-
mems, ranging from the ull-grown animal
to the calf, and of both sexes, for the use
of the museum Mr.. HOrnaday has Just re
turned from his trip, In his hunt, he says,
which covered more than 1000 square miles
in Montana, he saw only about 30 huffalos,
and of these he secured %, The days of
the buffalo, in his opinion, are numbered.
There will he but few, if any, left next
year, and before long the buffalo will have
entirely disappeared from the American
continent. One fine old bull was killed by
the party after a chase of more than ten
miles. The hunters removed the hide, but
were unable TO bring it into camp on their
horses owing to the weight. They left it
beside the carcass for the night, When
they returned next morning with team
they found the hide and carcass gone. Only
the skull remained. The Indians had stolen
the game and painted the skull crimson red
as a sign of defiance. Much suffering ON
account of the cold weather was experience
ed by the party. A messenger sent To Fort
Keogh for a wagon-train was lost in the
bad lands, struck blizzard and wandered
about for six days with only Il sage hen TO
feed upon before he was rescued. All kinds
of large game elk, deer, etc, are rapidly
disappearing according to Mr.. Hornaday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-01-21
senator IIawIey'- Good Advice TO
Young Men.
From an address, before the students oi Humil
ION Cnlrge.

From nu address h-.fur,. the students oi Humi
tan College
get very impatient with those men who
sheer at pulitics and politicians who joke at
the purity of womanh"od and the sanctity
of the church There is no more honest
work done in the United States than is done
in the government The people believe
this while they say to the contrary. This
is why they ask the government although
it would be n great mistake. to take charge
of banks, railroads and telegraph lines
Ae educated young men You must
not forget that the Lord and your country
have demands on you for what You have Of
talent. To be a politician in the best sense
is second only to being minister Of the
Lord Jesus Christ The most cowardly
thing on Gods footstool is to run away from
your government Though YOU may not be
an active politician, keep informed in mat
tiers of politics. Always 20 Ia the caucus,
the beginning of government. Know
what is being done, and see that it is done
rightly. Do your duty everywhere as
scholars and American citizens and every
where above the plume and the hayonet
shall wave the lilies and the palms of love
and peace
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-01-21

We eat supper. All our meals are eaten IN
silence, some brother reading aloud from
some improving book, 50 that all may hear
At 1880 we 20 10 the drawing room and
spend an hour in recreation aud conversa-
ton At S:3O bell rings, and We file OIL
10 chapel, whore we hold common prayer
for 10 minutes. We then go to our rooms
and pray in private for 10 minutes. After
that we spend 10 minutes in preparing our
meditation for the morning. Then we ex-
anime our conscience as to what we have
done during the day. Then we sleep"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-01-21
MISCELLANY.


A spirit of restless men one day
out Ut the gates Of heaven did stray.
lie iloated down upon this earth,
Aud straight began his search for nirtl
Long years lac wandered MP AMI down,
Into places " great r.nuwn;
hut AL IN vain a look Of pain
Upon his features came again.
Devoid of Ease, devoid of rest,
Zen IN the mansions Of the bl,ft,
His soul was sadly torn and tossed.
For Joy the subtle eli. " seemed lost
Houses fair, with wealthy air.
Invited him but 10 despair
At last a mortal Of queenly grace
Passed the spirit with modest face.
lie turned and followed the dainty form,
Feeling hope again new born
That from this one peace would betide
Those who crept close to her side.
She entered Il modest domicie
Whence proceeded ripping rill
OF mellfiuOus voices sweet and low,
Cuiumingling with a musical flow.
a number Of fair DANES appeared,
Some looking wise, some looking weird;
Each lady held a pOnderOus tome,
O'er which she bent her massive dome.
A voice now ushered upon the scene
The beautiful play Of "Cynbeline,
And the purity Of lmogen
Beguiled the spirit from thoughts Of sin.
A sudden change, the Tempest blew
Upon a wet and shiyeIing crew
Landed safely on Prospero's isle.
Troubles await them from Ariel's vile.
Much Ado about Nothing all proved to be,
owing to trdfchJH cunstanCy
Julius Caesars "Et tn, BT1itet'
Fills brave Antony with grave duty
4 gruesOme chap PetruchiO,
Succeeds well In Tanning the Shrew.
Then, battling hard against the wind,
Comes on apace fair Rosalind
Orlando wrestles with loves wight
Aud As You Like IT. passed from sight.
Now blow, We clarion truuprts blow
Let all men by tins presence know,
Richard H., with tilmulating swell,
Swan-like chants his own death knell.
Deserted, destitute and drear,
Approaches now the mad King Lear
MUtley's logic calming fears,
Edgar woes melting tears,
Blend with the raging Of the spheres.
See how the pale moon beams
And tufted meadow CLEANS
In Midsummer Nights Dream
Fairies lightly
Here and there
Tripping brightly
Evpfywherp.
Love Obeying,
Naught betraying
HumofH swaying.
Evils staying;
Discorts ending.
Peace descending,
Praises blending,
Hand In hand 10 left and right
Rowing low their fond Ood-night,'
Then the spirit turn 10 bless
With the wished for happiness.
Eagerly be joins the train,
Hymning now their glad refrain.
Bard Of Avon. thou hast given
Rest for which my soul has striven,
Clouds Of darkness pierced and riyen,
BY enlightning rays are driven,
While thy brothcrF sings to thrp,
Solving lifes great mystery,
What | aspired to be
And was not. comforts me. I.M.F.
Robert Browning.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-01-21

Mrs, Champagne Of st. Louis had had no
tidings of her father for years, hut an old
gentleman called the other day, said he was
her long lost parent, and showed such sur
prlsing knowledge Of the family that she
credited his story, He told her that he had
made fortune of Ss,0OO,O0O in the far
West, and now that he had found his heir
he would die happy IL was touching
meeting, and the only drawback TO the old
mans happiness was the fact that it was
after banking hours, and he was out of
cash. Then his dutifu daughter loaned him
SO, and pretty soon he stepped out. Mrs.
Champagne has not seen him since, neither
has she seen her sons beaver overcoat nor
his gold watch and chain.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-01-21

The jubilee yacht race to be sailed in
England next June will be over course
beginning at the month of the Thames, cir
cling Great Britain and ending at Dover
This ought to give the craft of all nations a
chance 10 measure strength under many
and varying conditions. There will, how
ever, be more margin for good or Ill for
tune, as wind and tide change. The APP
pearance of the Puritan in this race, which
seems probable, will give wider interest to
this contest than any yachting event for
many years
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-01-21
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and ends in every department.
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The Heyt1,s Auction.

Next week the opera house will be
occupied by the spectacular, Derips
1uction. This piece has attracted
considerable attention wherever it has
been given and it has drawn so well in
the East that the season has hereto
fore expired before Los Angeles was
reached. The story of the piece is rs
follows:
Count Fortune sells his soul to
Satan, who sends him to capture the
soul Of farmers daughter, Madeline,
who prefers the love of her shepherd
lover. The incidents of the plot are
not intricate. The shepherd has a
guardian angel, Chrystaline, who ap-
pears at inopportune times in gauzy
attire. Toky, a donkey, afterwards
transferred to Il man, achieves
marvellous successes. The scenes
shift from Normandy to the Court
OF the Flowery Kingdom, with the
Chinese Emperor and his children
of the moon, all clad in appropriate
costumes, and then again to the court
of the Turkish Empire, with the
grand Caliph in state attended by the
Kahn of Tartary, Turks and slaves OF
the harem-changes made with start
ling celerity-and always our lovers
and their friends appear attired in
proper costume. The ballets are led
by three leading and proficient dan
seuses, and the scenes of their tri-
umphs are indeed highly artistic.
There are devils Galore" through
out, and the Kaleidoscope success
sions of marvellous mechanical
effects keep the audience dazzled
and alert to follow their rapid trans
formations. The Premiers are well
trained artists of the ballet; the con-
tortionist star of the first magnitude
the acrobatic brothers a whole circus
in themselves; the trapez absurdity
scores rousing recognition of merit.
The songs, costumes and, in fact, the
whole performance of the DeriPs Auc-
ton may well be called the "king OF
spectacles." The sale of seats begins
to-day, and judging from the demand
which has been made throughout the
week, there will be a continuity of full
housas
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-15
Large Land Sales.

About three hundred and sixty
acres of the Mcdonald tract, known as
Broadacres, were sold yesterday by
Colonel II. H. Boyce and G. ]. Rich
ards to a syndicate composed of VIM.
Maynard, mill owner from Massa-
chusetts; w. j. Doggett, of Sonoma
county; o. f. Guernsey, of the First
National Bank OF Dubuque, Ia; j. j.
Gosper, II. I. Payne and A. G.. Fish,
of Los Angeles. The purchase price
was $s7 900, and the syndicate pro-
poses to subdivide and sell the land
for orchards and small fruit farms.
The same owners sold 100 acres of
the same land to T. A. Carey for S24,
900. This land will be planted to
apples, pears and prunes.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-15
THE JAGUARINE TROUPE.
An Interesting Programme Pre-
sented Last Evening.

A large audience greeted Hhe Jag
uarine- Macallister troupe last evening
at the pavilion, and long, varied and
interesting programme was rendered.
Prof. Macallister, the noted magician,
amused the assemblage by his numer-
Gus sleight-of-hand tricks, many OF
which were new and never before pre-
sented here. The tableaux presented
by Jaguarine, assisted by Miss Steffell
and Mile. Leontine, were excellently
executed. The figures looked exactly
like works of art, the effect being per-
fected by the soft rays of light which fell
ON the groups. The Hunters Court
ship" "a popular operatic sketch, was
well played by T. w. Eckert and
Misses Ainsworth and Eckert. Then
followed the event eff the evening-a
sword contest with foils and rapiers
between Jaguarine and Fred }. Engle-
hart. The first bout was won by Jag
uarine by one point. She also won
the contest with rapiers amid loud ap-
plause:
= As the audience got on the street
they were highly delighted to find that
the strike was ended and that long
line of street cars were waiting to take
them home.
The troupe appears again tonight
and tomorrow evening.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-15
An Amiabie Royal Family.

memoirs of the Margarine of Baireuth ]
The King continued abusing the
Prince till the evening, when he said
he would not have any supper and
went to his smoking party. AS soon
as we reached the Queens room she
told me to sit down and write and tell
my brother all that had taken place,
inclosing him a rough draft of letter
to the King, in which he begged him
for forgiveness. / was writing quietly
and had nearly finished my letter,
when l heard the King coming
for he had such a heavy step that
it always sounded as if he wore
thick boots. The fright | was in
could not be described, but l never
lost my head, and hid my letter be-
hind a Chinese cabinet. My COVER
ness got my pens, etc, in safety. As
the King was already in the room. l
slipped the ink-bottle into my pocket,
and there held it in my hand. This
was all done in second. The King
spoke few words to the Queen, and
then moved toward the Chinese cabi-
net. at is a pretty thing" he said !;
Twill give it to you, Fat the same time
trying the lock. | saw the moment
coming when my letter would fall to
the ground and be discovered.
The Queen, half dead with terror,
directed the Kings attention to her
little dog and mine, which were at the
other end of the room. "Look," she
said, "my daughter will have it that
her dog is much prettier than mine !;
now, you must be the Judge, and de-
eide between u.s." He laughed and
asked me if was very fond of my
dog? eyes, l am," | answered,
"because he has so much sense
and deserves so much at my
hands" My answer so pleased
the King that he took me in his
arms and kissed me. And I-oh
miserable fate-I was obliged to let 60
the ink bottle, which was split all over
me and the floor. | never stirred or
moved. Happily the King soon left
the room and put an end to the posi-
ton we were in. The ink had wetted
me to the skin, so that l had to be
dried. When once the danger was
over we were able to laugh heartily
ut the whole occurrence.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-15


trains
abundance unqueioned
California
RlCHARDs ~ ssssh sDEinG
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-15
Howard, Clancy & Meredith
I2O North Main street.

s 6OOO-4 beautiful lots in Angelaho
Heights. tct {
14OO-Lot, 22 Washington tract .
925-Lot 27, Kiefer tract
l6OO--Lot Ia, block /, Fairmount tract.
100 feet, Alameda street, near cor
Lot on Georgia street, near corner
Alamenda.
10000 acres mile from Burbank hotel
1OO-Per acre, lO2 acres improved land,
adjoining Burbank.
sOO-Each, lots IL and II, block 80,
Azusa; acre lots.
15O-Per acre, 35 acres; improved; 3
miles from Compton, 1S acs alfalfa.
275-4O acres,highly improved, near
San Gabriel.
12.OOO-45 acres, adjoining Fulton Wells.
16OO-7 acres,ll miles Downey, onR. r..
SOOO-S acres, highly improved, near city
limits, close to Ninth street.
IO.OOO-A Handsome 2-story, ,S-room house,
finely improved grounds; y block
from street ears; lot 12Ox165.
1O,OOO-The handsome "Rice Place." in
Highland,Par
SO0O-FOur good houses on Cincinnati
55OO-5-rOom house, Temple ST.; cor. lot.
42OO-5-roOm house, Temple St; cor. lot.
6OOO-New Groom house; hall, etc, cor.
Washington st. and Bonsallo ave.
4OOO-6-room house and hall, Banning st.
,OOO-7-room house, Hill ST., near Fourth
st.; lot 6Oxl65.
SOOO-House on Geary ST., near First; lot
SOxl20-
65OO-A splendid 1O-room house ,on street
car1ine; good cellar, cement walks,
etc.; lot 50X173.
32OO-HOuse and'2 lots, FairmOunt tract
25OO-5-room house on King ST., near
Grand ave; lot 6Oxl 10.
3OOO-5-room house, Beaudry ave-, near
Temple,
6OOO-Iots 5 and 8, Davis subdn., corner
Boyle ave and seventh ST.
6OOO-4Ox15O, on Hewitt ST., adjoining
school house.
1OOO-2 lots, Urmston tract; one a corner
5OO-Each; lots 81 and 32, block 10, Los
Angeles Improvement Company.
5OOO-60x165, on Olive st.
6OO-5Ox135, corner Vermont ave. and
Robideau ST.
S5OO-61x165, on Hill ST.; close in.
900-Each; lots in Greenwich tract
2OO-Per foot the "Verandah" proper,
"; 300 feet front on Downey ave.
and san Fernando.
5OO-Lots in Meyers tract.
35O-Business lots in Burbank.
60, ,OOO-2O acres cor. Ninth and Alameda st
I9OOO-6 acres, Washington ST., west of Al
ameda.
l5OO-Each; lots 10 and IL, block l, %
and "a, block 2, Angeleho Heights
45O-Each; lots 1873 and l34, Garbolino
tract.
7OO-Lot 30, block 10, Los Angeles I'm.
provement Company; corner.
5,OOC-j5xs9, corner Upper Main and
Bellevue ave.
13.OOO-66x15O; Sixth ST., opposite Park.
2OOO--Lot 2, Truman tract,
l5O-Per front foot, ,s2x1S5, Buena Vista
near Bellevue.
l25-Per front foot, lots 10, l l and II
Mills Wicks, ,Second-stextensiOn
13OO-Lot ON Figueroa ST., near secondst
cable road
| lO,OO0-25 acres improved; q miles south
of city.
3OOO-4Ot acres; partially improved; ont
mile from Burbank hotel.
1OO-Per acre. 1O2 acres improved land
adjoining Burbank:
SOO-Each; lots IL and IL, block 80
Azusa; acre lots.
15O-Per acre; 35 acres; improved;
miles from Compton; ID acres II
alfalfa.
275-4O acres; highly improved; st Sal
Gabr.e. - jyl5-lm
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-15
saturday! saturday!

Look Out for vernon Park.